Study Programmes 2016-2017
ENVT0884-1  
Ecology and economy of agricultural systems
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Alain Hambuckers
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
The following themes are developed:
- Origin and evolution of agricultural and agro-pastoral systems of temperate and tropical regions
- Principles of species domestication
- Characteristics of the systems of the past civilizations
- Present-day agricultural systems
- Limiting factors and solutions (desertification, pests, weeds, fertility conservation, energetic costs, etc.)
- Economical and financial constraints (primitive economic systems and market economy)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
To understand the constraints and stakes of agriculture in the point of view of ecology
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Not any
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Field trips
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
To decide on agreement with students
Recommended or required readings :
Not any
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral exam
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Alain HAMBUCKERS, senior lecturer, tel.: 32(0)4 366 5072, email: alain.hambuckers@ulg.ac.be, Biologie du comportement, Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution, Institut de zoologie (local 1/6), Quai Van Benenden 22, 4020 Liège